If you haven’t walked or driven past the 45th St. onramp to I-5 recently, then you may have missed the large banner on the side of the huge building on the northwest corner of the I-5/45th junction announcing the imminent arrival of a new Kindercare. And if you were paying attention to your driving while you passed, you would definitely have missed the large, plastic sign on the roof of the building marking Kindercare as the new flagship business in that building, the former home of Wine World.

While the building has long been home to the Cosmopolitan
Apartments whose …

(Ed note: Cathy Tuttle lives here in Wallingford, and is running for the Seattle City Council seat for District 4, covering Wallingford to Sand Point.)

When friends tell me they understand what it’s like to run for political office because they’ve worked on campaigns, they remind me of me and my husband when we were expectant parents, thinking we knew what we were in for before our baby was born. We had no clue.

Running for office is the hardest and most overwhelming job I’ve ever had, on par with parenting an infant. And like having a new baby, it’s …

They say the growing water crisis is a problem of distribution, not supply: by 2025, an estimate 2.5 billion people will face water shortages worldwide, while other populations around the globe have oriented themselves around virtually limitless supplies of fresh water. And for some, it’s not a question of geography, but time: one day water is rushing into gutters and out to sea, and a few months later, the same areas are carefully metering their tap use.

Here in Washington, Governor Inslee has already declared a drought emergency for Okanogan, Methow and the Upper Yakima. With snowpack at 80% of …

Grab your reusable shopping bags and get prepared! The Wallingford Farmers Market returns for the season on May 15th. It happens on Wednesdays, from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. in Meridian Park. The 2019 season starts on 5/15 and runs through late September.

This year’s list of vendors includes some repeats, like my children’s favorite, Seattle Pops. There are also some new vendors, including my favorite food truck, Fire and Scrape (mmm raclette!), and opening day should be full of in-season veggies like asparagus, salad greens, broccoli, and carrots.

Locally renowned muralist, Ryan “Henry” Ward, has brought his whimsical artwork to apparel and paper goods. You may recognize his work since he has painted over 200 murals on surfaces such as buildings exteriors, school interiors, garages, and even vehicles – primarily in the Ballard neighborhood. [Ed note: he also did the beautiful mural on south side of the John Stanford School building here in Wallingford.]

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Editors rotate weekly. This week’s editor is Ben Robinson.

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